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/Sounds like "KWAH" (as in "quack") + "troh" (as in "troll")/

Meaning

A Venezuelan four-stringed instrument heard in every joropo and parranda. In Venezuela there is no traditional celebration without a cuatro, it is the soul of llanera and criolla music.

Examples

He learned to play the cuatro at age eight.

The cuatro and maracas are the backbone of Venezuelan joropo.

Regional synonyms

A gullible, naive person who gets fooled easily without realizing it. In Mexico, being 'bolsa' means constantly falling for lies and pranks while everyone laughs behind your back.